Betrayal. It is always a shock to find out that our trust has been breached and it makes you tentative in who you will vest an interest. Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) attends an auction to meet an old family friend and runs into a rival, Alex West (Daniel Craig) who swiped a prayer wheel or two out from under her. He’s still upset and doesn’t know how to reconcile the situation (I suppose they could start by swapping tips on how to do accents). She follows Wilson (Leslie Phillips) to his office, explaining how the clockwork device came into her possession, what she has found so far and asking how she can learn more. It is apparent to anyone watching that he is lying when he tells her that he knows nothing about the mechanism. Later, he calls Lara with a tip on who might know more as a slight attempt to salvage the shame he feels for deceiving her.

Director:  Simon West Writer:  Sara B. Cooper; Mike Werb; Michael Colleary; Simon West; Patrick Massett; John Zinman Cast:
Angelina Jolie -  Lara Croft Jon Voight -  Lord Richard Croft Iain Glen -  Manfred Powell Noah Taylor -  Bryce Daniel Craig -  Alex West Richard Johnson -  Distinguished Gentleman Christopher Barrie -  Hillary Julian Rhind-Tutt -  Mr. Pimms		Leslie Phillips -  Wilson Robert Phillips -  Julius, Assault Team Leader Rachel Appleton -  Young Lara Henry Wyndham -  Boothby’s Auctioneer David Y. Cheung -  Head Laborer David K.S. Tse -  Head Laborer Ozzie Yue -  Aged Buddhist Monk Wai-Keat Lau -  Young Buddhist Monk

Unfortunately for Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), he has that one big eye and not much else. He has it working for him as a monstrous assistant to “Sully” Sullivan (John Goodman) but when it comes to usual every day things, he has to be careful. For instance, when Boo (Mary Gibbs) sneezes, Mike, a tad germophobic, decides an anti-bacterial spray will help prevent him from catching whatever she has in the way of a cold. Sadly, he sprays himself but because he is mostly eye, finds that he has blinded himself. But this pales in comparison to what he and Sully will face when they discover that they have been sent into exile for letting Boo follow them back to where the monsters live. For if they thought that they were scary, just wait until they find out what is lurking and smacking its lips in the real world.

Director:  Peter Docter; David Silverman; Lee Unkrich Writer:  Robert L. Baird; Jill Culton; Peter Docter; Ralph Eggleston; Dan Gerson; Jeff Pidgeon; Rhett Reese; Jonathan Roberts; Andrew Stanton Cast:
John Goodman -  James P. “Sulley” Sullivan (voice) Billy Crystal -  Mike Wazowski (voice) Mary Gibbs -  Boo/Mary (voice) Steve Buscemi -  Randall Boggs (voice) James Coburn -  Henry J. Waternoose III (voice) Jennifer Tilly -  Celia (voice) Bob Peterson -  Roz (voice)		John Ratzenberger -  Yeti (voice) Frank Oz -  Fungus (voice) Daniel Gerson -  Needleman/Smitty (voice) Steve Susskind -  Floor Manager (voice) Bonnie Hunt -  Flint (voice) Jeff Pidgeon -  Bile (voice) Sam Black -  George Sanderson (voice)

Can children learn from the experience of thier parents or are they doomed to proceed on their own and repeat the mistakes of life? After a mediocre score, Page Conners (Jennifer Love Hewitt) threatens to go on the con alone, figuring she knows enough to go solo, and leave her mother and partner Max (Sigourney Weaver) behind. Mom tries to make Page understand how cold and uncaring the world can be but it doesn’t seem that Page is paying much attention. Her mind is made up. Oh dear…

Director:  David Mirkin Writer:  Robert Dunn; Paul Guay; Stephen Mazur Cast:
Sigourney Weaver -  Max Conners Jennifer Love Hewitt -  Page Conners Ray Liotta -  Dean Cumanno/Vinny Staggliano Jason Lee -  Jack Withrowe Anne Bancroft -  Gloria Vogal/Barbara Jeffrey Jones -  Mr. Appel Gene Hackman -  William B. Tensy Nora Dunn -  Miss Madress		Julio Oscar Mechoso -  Leo Ricky Jay -  Dawson’s Auctioneer Sarah Silverman -  Linda Zach Galifianakis -  Bill Michael Hitchcock -  Davis Pierre Gonneau -  Priest at First Wedding Shawn Colvin -  Minister at Second Wedding Michael Andrew -  Wedding Band Leader

It is always a struggle to convince other people that there is more to you than just what they see on the surface. How you dress, how you groom, who you hang out with only reflect what you want others to see. It may bear no connection to what you think, what you believe and where your life is going. Think of it as a disguise to distract people from finding out who the real you is or trying to become. Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) may be a Miss Hawaiian Tropic, a calendar girl and a sorority president. But she is bright enough to figure out how to get into Harvard Law, how to intern at a good firm and how to defend a client in a court case. Rather than worry about what she can’t do, Elle spends her time figuring out how she can successfully accomplish what she knows needs to be done and to continue to look good doing it.

Director:  Robert Luketic Writer:  Amanda Brown; Karen McCullah Lutz; Kirsten Smith Cast:
Reese Witherspoon -  Elle Woods Luke Wilson -  Emmett Richmond Selma Blair -  Vivian Kensington Matthew Davis -  Warner Huntington III Victor Garber -  Professor Callahan Jennifer Coolidge -  Paulette Bonafonté Holland Taylor -  Professor Stromwell Ali Larter -  Brooke Taylor Windham		Jessica Cauffiel -  Margot Alanna Ubach -  Serena Oz Perkins -  ‘Dorky’ David Kidney Linda Cardellini -  Chutney Windham Bruce Thomas -  UPS Guy Meredith Scott Lynn -  Enid Wexler Raquel Welch -  Mrs. Windham Vandermark Samantha Lemole -  Claire

I just love a good conspiracy. So it seems do a lot of people. Just do a quick search of the internet—plugging conspiracy into Google yields about 47.5 million results—and you will see how popular the word is. Sure, some of them might be dictionary definitions and a few might be part of a band name, but most lead to descriptions of some event where there is one or more persons colluding in something nefarious, devious or complex. This movie brings together some of the more popular ones and tosses them together and pours out a mix in a recipe to excite even the least interested of us in the gossip of persons known to just about everyone. Maybe there are some guys in Paraguay who might be puzzled by a story involving Jack the Ripper, the Masons, the British Royal family, the medical doctors, the British constabulary, the hookers of London, the Irish, the gangs of China, the parents of illegitimate children, the pubs of East London, the Industrial Revolution, the use of anisette and laudanum, chasing the dragon with opium, forensic science, John Merrick, Scotland Yard, English poets and authors, surgery and some poor girl’s mum and dad. Yikes, something for all of us.

Director:  Albert Hughes; Allen Hughes Writer:  Alan Moore; Eddie Campbell; Terry Hayes; Rafael Yglesias Cast:
Johnny Depp -  Inspector Fred Abberline Heather Graham -  Mary Kelly Ian Holm -  Sir William Gull Robbie Coltrane -  Sergeant Peter Godley Ian Richardson -  Sir Charles Warren Jason Flemyng -  Netley, the Coachman Katrin Cartlidge -  Dark Annie Chapman Terence Harvey -  Benjamin ‘Ben’ Kidney		Susan Lynch -  Liz Stride Paul Rhys -  Dr. Ferral Lesley Sharp -  Kate Eddowes Estelle Skornik -  Ada Nicholas McGaughey -  Officer Bolt Annabelle Apsion -  Polly Joanna Page -  Ann Crook Mark Dexter -  Albert Sickert/Prince Edward Albert Victor